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Most Regular Season Rushing Yards Odds 2023: McCaffrey a Runaway Favorite

Robert Criscola

Last Updated: December 19, 2023 12:46 PM EST • 2 min 23 sec read.

NFL odds are out at the best sports betting sites for player futures markets such as the most regular-season passing yards, receiving yards, and rushing yards. Here's a look at the odds and our picks and predictions to be the NFL's leader in regular-season rushing yards in 2023.

San Francisco 49ers tailback Christian McCaffrey built a big lead in the most rushing yards race through four games before returning to the pack. However, McCaffrey is now pulling away again with just three weeks remaining, and this competition is just about over.

Here are the latest odds on the running back to record the most regular-season rushing yards in 2023, using odds from our best NFL betting sites.

Most regular season rushing yards odds 2023

(odds as of Dec. 19)

PlayerDraftKingsbet365
Christian McCaffrey  
Kyren Williams
Raheem Mostert 
James Cook
D'Andre Swift 
Derrick Henry

Most regular-season rushing yards odds movement

McCaffrey became the favorite in this market after the Cleveland Browns' Nick Chubb suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 2. He had been pulling away until suffering an injury of his own in Week 6. The injury didn't cost him any time, but it impacted his game and allowed the competition to catch up in October.

However, he rushed for 287 combined yards through three games in November and tagged the mighty Eagles defense for 93 yards in Week 13. Then, in Week 14, McCaffrey uncorked his best effort since Week 1 with 145 yards on the ground vs. the Seahawks. He followed it up with 115 yards on the ground vs. the Cardinals in Week 15.

McCaffrey's tearaway 300-yard lead has caused chaos at our best sports betting sites, with  pulling their odds after Week 14 and  following suit after Week 15.  and  have essentially declared this race over, practically daring long-shot players to plunk a bet down. The latter has McCaffrey at better odds, though -5000 is hardly appealing.

Most regular-season rushing yards 2023: Favorite

Christian McCaffrey ()

Run CMC is the current favorite in this category, and he's also among the betting favorites in the Offensive Player of the Year odds. He leads the league in rushing by over 300 yards and averages 5.3 yards per carry. He's also tops in attempts. 

Even if McCaffrey hardly plays the final three weeks due to a sudden and serious injury, it would still take a strong stretch run from Raheem Mostert, Kyren Williams, or James Cook to make this a race again.

Regular-season rushing yards leaders

SeasonPlayerYards
2022Josh Jacobs1,653
2021Jonathan Taylor1,811
2020Derrick Henry2,027
2019Derrick Henry1,540
2018Ezekiel Elliott1,434
2017Kareem Hunt1,327
2016Ezekiel Elliott1,631
2015Adrian Peterson1,485

NFL betting odds pages

Regular-season rushing yards FAQs

When will the NFL regular season rushing leader be decided?

At the conclusion of Week 18 of the regular season, the player with the most rushing yards through the season will be determined as the rushing leader.

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Robert Criscola
Robert M. Criscola’s first foray into the sports betting landscape was a freelance job at MetroBet, covering many sports from a wagering angle, including horse racing. His analysis of “The Sport of Kings” continued at shapperdacapper.com, danonymousracing.com, and informer.fanxt.com. He joined TwinSpires Edge in 2019 as a contributor and weekend editor until the site shut down in 2022. "Crisco" began writing game previews for Covers.com soon after, and he later joined the editing team at both Covers and SBR in 2023. In addition to horse racing, where he believes the only thing better than having the winner is hitting the exacta, Criscola loves betting on baseball, football, and hockey. He enjoys going beyond the basic moneyline and total bets and investing in player props, where he believes the savvy bettor who knows how to shop around can get the best bang for their buck. But his best advice for sports bettors is something he’s believed for a long time: bet with your head, not over it."